I have built 3 Mac Ebony Guitars and used jet black ebony for binding on all
of them. I like the look....picts attached
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| Author: | bob J [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:43 am ] |
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If you wee building this Macassar Eb. b/s, German bear claw top, what bindings would you choose? |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:02 am ] |
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Lightly flamed maple, maybe koa. |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:14 am ] |
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Maybe some flamed eucalytus or Koa, or quilted Sapele. For a little less razzle, but very nice look just the same, some dark EIR. |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:17 am ] |
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Same as Mattia said. |
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| Author: | peterm [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:20 am ] |
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I would do Koa, flamed maple or Brazilian RW |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:29 am ] |
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Classiest of all to my mind would be Macassar ebony, taken from the sides. I always think that self binds add a certain refinement to the look. But, I'd probably go with holly or maple. Colin |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:31 am ] |
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I am with Colin. If you are doing macassar with bear claw, any figure in the bindings will conflict with the bear claw. I would do macassar cut from the sides if you can, with a microline purfling on the sides. |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:23 am ] |
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I would consider boxwood or bloodwood. Mike |
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| Author: | bob J [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:31 am ] |
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Thanks for the great ideas. Colin, great idea, but too late for strips from side. |
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:54 am ] |
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I have built 3 Mac Ebony Guitars and used jet black ebony for binding on all of them. I like the look....picts attached
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| Author: | D.L.Huskey [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:00 pm ] |
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My choice for binding would be ebony, as suggested. Andy, Thats a nice looking little guitar you have there. |
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| Author: | bob J [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:16 pm ] |
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Thanks to all. When I considered bindings, I came, basically, to the same conclusions. With Macass. I felt I had to go light color-maple,etc. or darker-ebony. I have also given thought to BobC's Snake-a-lam and mahog a lam.-Figured but smaller strip set off by purf. top & bottom-how do you think either would look? |
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| Author: | johno [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:48 pm ] |
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I like the ebony idea too. I try to find ebony with some brown in it (not too much) so you can tell it is actually wood. The really jet black stuff just looks like black plastic under a gloss finish. I have used brazilian too with Mac ebony, it was the dark stuff, and it looked nice. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:10 pm ] |
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Here is what one of my students did last year - Adi top, dark maccassar sides, blk/maple/blk side purf, high flame koa binding, top purfed in paua and LMI fine blk/wh/blk. FB bound in koa and b/w/b too ... headstock as well, SWEEEEETT. 
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